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Abelshittim

(the meadow of the acacias), in the “plains” of Moab, on the low level of the Jordan valley, opposite Jericho. The last resting-place of Israel before crossing the Jordan. (Numbers 33:49) The place is most frequently mentioned by its shorter name of Shittim. See Shittah Tree, Shittim, Shittim.

In the Bible

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Verses where Abelshittim is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Numbers 33:49

    And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.

Scripture on Abelshittim

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Abelshittim references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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